Chris Arnold wrote: > I am trying to follow > http://en.opensuse.org/Install_on_PC_that_can%27t_boot_from_CD on how > to install on a server that will not boot from CD. I am doing > > > Option 1. Boot from a floppy > > One answer is to boot from a special floppy, that loads a Boot manager > that then allows you to select the CD to boot. Follow these steps: > > 1. Download the floppy disk image > <http://mesh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/btmgr/sbminst> of > Smart Boot Manager <http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/>. > 2. Write the image onto a floppy, as an image, use "rawwritewin" > <http://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.2/dosutils/rawwritewin/> > for windows, use "dd" command for *nix. The syntax for dd is dd > if=image.file of=floppy.device (for example dd if=sbootmgr.dsk > of=/dev/fd0). > 3. Boot the target machine using the floppy and with the SUSE CD in > the CD drive. > 4. From the *Smart Boot Manager* menu select to boot from CDROM. > 5. The computer continues to boot using the SUSE Linux CD. > > This requires that the CD is visible to the system during boot. > > On step 2, it says dd if=image.file of=floppy.device. The file is on > my desktop and i have opened a terminal window and cd'd to the > desktop. Here is the command i am using to copy the file to floppy: > dd if=sbminst of=/dev/fd0 but it gives > dd: opening `/dev/fd0': No such device or address > > There is a fd0 in /dev and my fstab says /dev/fd0 /media/floppy but i > still get this error. What should my command be to copy this file to > the floppy? > >
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